CVE-2026-5674 HIGH

CVE-2026-5674: Pipewire: pipewire: sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-427
Published July 16, 2026
Last update August 6, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escape sandboxed applications, such as Flatpak, by exploiting PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer. An attacker with minimal permissions within a sandboxed environment can load a malicious library, leading to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox and potential compromise of the user's system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2026 CVE published
August 6, 2026 Record updated